From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from simark.ca by simark.ca with LMTP id LLj5EEllcGb/LzsAWB0awg (envelope-from ) for ; Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:33:13 -0400 Authentication-Results: simark.ca; dkim=pass (1024-bit key; secure) header.d=sourceware.org header.i=@sourceware.org header.a=rsa-sha256 header.s=default header.b=QWt8owpH; dkim-atps=neutral Received: by simark.ca (Postfix, from userid 112) id 3991D1E0C1; Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:33:13 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (server2.sourceware.org [8.43.85.97]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature ECDSA (prime256v1) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by simark.ca (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 282BF1E030 for ; Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:33:11 -0400 (EDT) Received: from server2.sourceware.org (localhost [IPv6:::1]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B833E3858428 for ; Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:33:10 +0000 (GMT) DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.11.0 sourceware.org B833E3858428 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=sourceware.org; s=default; t=1718641990; bh=6hOnIicV0g25q474ZopzI7koRSOeSdbCnpbq+h5uN5Q=; h=Date:To:Cc:In-Reply-To:Subject:References:List-Id: List-Unsubscribe:List-Archive:List-Post:List-Help:List-Subscribe: From:Reply-To:From; b=QWt8owpHxHsSQ+J67EvCptuAzdRL8VYZmlvVO3WI4lHRsZnRtCJvExKT1y2SKh2YL QjiGKDu1/TAS3Cq0aWOcUFGNV57P2IoG+psVRcCsm6I7nyccjGnU9CDLVZyxVhWPYZ b8e2uMcfD8TmxZbRIMLLVFOfiO/W8TZ2VkydXRBQ= Received: from eggs.gnu.org (eggs.gnu.org [IPv6:2001:470:142:3::10]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 6B8F13858CDA; Mon, 17 Jun 2024 16:32:32 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.4.2 sourceware.org 6B8F13858CDA ARC-Filter: OpenARC Filter v1.0.0 sourceware.org 6B8F13858CDA ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1718641954; cv=none; b=cu+eZDDXSgWX48Z5AFKQV5mogXke8YsmGBuLK6FlaXpqASHrTfFp+BYQeY7Eb/eoLL+sXksfzvSrRKp5uAyArEG70Ws1W6gQDA+KLLAWPUOW4B5QV13skMDoVx7HNXMIBRfg4oYV2IwtZB77x4K/gVnwJwU/eoPltDYza4eA8vE= ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=sourceware.org; s=key; t=1718641954; c=relaxed/simple; bh=N86hQqReT9omsgZeJCXXnnXSfxVVj8EL+OK8L1ZaqMA=; h=DKIM-Signature:Date:Message-Id:From:To:Subject:MIME-version; b=aO7DFtYNaT8geTcAtGkI4CzjWGeJ12bekF5EIKU/PSslyRqmG3O9FuFbiWrhIXFtfXuGB7m6mJWeVD1IlJ/jzxGQqHArHiMfiX22KxIugw6OcedEV+k/nVuxw2h2jrzgi4vTIw8+bYBz+PmXQVoCAGBxIWRZcNyAh7hZRO583oA= ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; server2.sourceware.org Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::e]) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:ECDHE_RSA_AES_256_GCM_SHA384:256) (Exim 4.90_1) (envelope-from ) id 1sJFHT-00054h-Kn; Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:32:31 -0400 Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 19:32:28 +0300 Message-Id: <86sexbr0mb.fsf@gnu.org> To: Guinevere Larsen Cc: pinskia@gmail.com, gdb@sourceware.org, binutils@sourceware.org In-Reply-To: <86538dac-6c3a-4b9e-9de9-3906e645fa4d@redhat.com> (message from Guinevere Larsen via Gdb on Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:57:41 -0300) Subject: Re: DCO: Was: Re: Contributing to gdb References: <86538dac-6c3a-4b9e-9de9-3906e645fa4d@redhat.com> MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.1 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIMWL_WL_HIGH, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, KAM_SHORT, SPF_HELO_PASS, SPF_PASS, TXREP, T_SCC_BODY_TEXT_LINE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.6 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.6 (2021-04-09) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: gdb@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.30 Precedence: list List-Id: Gdb mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , From: Eli Zaretskii via Gdb Reply-To: Eli Zaretskii Errors-To: gdb-bounces+public-inbox=simark.ca@sourceware.org Sender: "Gdb" > Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2024 12:57:41 -0300 > Cc: GDB Development , binutils > From: Guinevere Larsen via Gdb > > On 6/17/24 12:00 PM, Andrew Pinski wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 17, 2024 at 5:23 AM Guinevere Larsen via Gdb > > wrote: > >> Just a heads up, too, if your patch isn't a trivial fix, you might need > >> to sign a bit of paperwork giving the copyright of changes to GDB to the > >> Free Software Foundation before we are able to accept the changes. I > >> mention this up front because I know a few people who were turned off by > >> the idea, even though the process itself isn't complicated. > > I just noticed that GDB (and binutils) are currently not accepting > > DCO's like both glibc > > (https://sourceware.org/glibc/wiki/Contribution%20checklist#Copyright_and_license) > > and GCC (https://gcc.gnu.org/contribute.html#legal) are now accepting. > > Has there been any talk about accepting DCOs for gdb and binutils? Or > > has this not been brought up yet? > > I haven't heard of it yet, every time I see a new contributor with a > patch accepted, the copyright assignment is always the way everyone > uses, and it has stalled the last release. > > I for one would absolutely love if we could use a quick DCO line instead > of current process. I don't think the risks which come with accepting DCOs are justified in GDB at least. The number of one-off contributors to GDB is basically zero.